espet
Catalan
Alternative forms
Etymology
From Frankish *spit, from Proto-Germanic *spitą (“spike, skewer”). Cognate with Spanish espeto.
Pronunciation
Noun
espet m (plural espets)
- European barracuda (Sphyraena sphyraena)
- Synonyms: ast, xavetes, chiflete
Further reading
- “espet”, in Diccionari de la llengua catalana [Dictionary of the Catalan Language] (in Catalan), second edition, Institute of Catalan Studies [Catalan: Institut d'Estudis Catalans], April 2007
- “espet” in Diccionari català-valencià-balear, Antoni Maria Alcover and Francesc de Borja Moll, 1962.